Matthew 11:2
And John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
In Context
3and said to him: Art thou he that comes, or look we for another?
Cross References
Matthew 4:12And hearing that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee.
Matthew 14:3For Herod laid hold of John, and bound him and put him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother.
Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother, and for all the evils which Herod did,
John 3:24For John was not yet cast into prison.
Acts 19:1AND it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper districts came to Ephesus. And finding certain disciples,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:2-7
John's Disciples Come to Christ. 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? 4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are… Read the whole commentary →